Eyre Peninsula

2011 Census Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people QuickStats
Geography type Indigenous Locations
Area code ILOC40300201
Total population 15,799
Total dwellings 8,882
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 265
Male 136
Female 128
Median age 23
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander households 114
Average people per household 3.3
Median weekly household income $987
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,300
Median weekly rent $145

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People

demographics & education | cultural & language diversity | employment

Demographics & education

People Eyre Peninsula % Eyre Peninsula South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Aboriginal 259 97.7 28,831 94.7 495,757 90.4
Torres Strait Islander 3 1.1 1,039 3.4 31,407 5.7
Both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander 3 1.1 561 1.8 21,206 3.9
Total 265 -- 30,431 -- 548,370 --
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Male 136 51.5 14,971 49.2 270,331 49.3
Female 128 48.5 15,459 50.8 278,037 50.7

In Eyre Peninsula, there were 265 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 136 (or 51.5%) were male and 128 (or 48.5%) were female.

Age Eyre Peninsula % Eyre Peninsula South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
0-4 years 29 10.9 3,580 11.8 67,415 12.3
5-14 years 66 24.9 6,969 22.9 129,670 23.6
15-24 years 34 12.8 5,897 19.4 105,652 19.3
25-54 years 107 40.4 10,953 36.0 192,627 35.1
55-64 years 18 6.8 1,774 5.8 32,232 5.9
65 years and over 11 4.2 1,260 4.1 20,772 3.8
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Median age 23 -- 22 -- 21 --

In Eyre Peninsula the median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people was 23 years. Of the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 37.0% were children aged 0 to 14 years and 4.2% were people aged 65 years and over.

Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Eyre Peninsula % Eyre Peninsula South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Married 52 30.6 4,142 20.8 85,741 24.4
Separated 6 3.5 869 4.4 14,925 4.2
Divorced 17 10.0 1,394 7.0 23,126 6.6
Widowed 4 2.4 737 3.7 12,142 3.5
Never married 91 53.5 12,739 64.1 215,347 61.3

In Eyre Peninsula 30.6% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were married and 15.7% were either divorced or separated.

Median age by registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Eyre Peninsula % Eyre Peninsula South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Married 48 -- 45 -- 44 --
Separated 64 -- 46 -- 46 --
Divorced 54 -- 51 -- 51 --
Widowed 91 -- 65 -- 65 --
Never married 30 -- 26 -- 26 --

In Eyre Peninsula for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people the median age of married people was 48 years and the median age of people never married was 30 years.

Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Eyre Peninsula % Eyre Peninsula South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 36 28.3 3,449 20.2 71,575 23.3
De facto marriage 29 22.8 2,642 15.5 48,600 15.8
Not married 62 48.8 10,991 64.3 187,097 60.9

In Eyre Peninsula 28.3% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were in a registered marriage and 22.8% were in a de facto marriage.

Median age by social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Eyre Peninsula % Eyre Peninsula South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 44 -- 45 -- 45 --
De facto marriage 45 -- 33 -- 34 --
Not married 32 -- 30 -- 28 --

In Eyre Peninsula for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people the median age in a registered marriage was 44 years and in a de facto marriage was 45 years.

Education Eyre Peninsula % Eyre Peninsula South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Pre-school 9 7.8 844 6.6 13,977 6.2
Primary 38 32.8 4,561 35.4 81,554 36.4
Secondary 29 25.0 2,580 20.0 50,986 22.8
Technical or further education institution 0 0.0 751 5.8 13,211 5.9
University or tertiary institution 3 2.6 594 4.6 10,125 4.5
Other 0 0.0 263 2.0 3,662 1.6
Not stated 37 31.9 3,291 25.5 50,410 22.5
Total 116 -- 12,884 -- 223,925 --

Of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Eyre Peninsula, 43.7% were attending an educational institution. Of these, 32.8% were attending a primary school, 25.0% were attending a secondary school and 2.6% were attending a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

Australian Indigenous language, top responses Eyre Peninsula % Eyre Peninsula South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Pitjantjatjara 4 1.5 2,094 6.9 3,394 0.6
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English only spoken at home 238 89.8 25,009 82.2 453,895 82.8

English was the only language spoken at home by 89.8% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Eyre Peninsula. The only other response for language at home was Pitjantjatjara 1.5%.

Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Eyre Peninsula % Eyre Peninsula South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 47 57.3 4,311 46.6 86,714 48.7
Worked part-time 20 24.4 2,578 27.8 47,035 26.4
Away from work 8 9.8 698 7.5 13,959 7.8
Unemployed 7 8.5 1,670 18.0 30,462 17.1
Total in labour force 82 -- 9,257 -- 178,170 --

There were 82 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Eyre Peninsula. Of these 57.3% were employed full time, 24.4% were employed part-time and 8.5% were unemployed.

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Median age by employment status
Labour force, people aged 15 years and over
Eyre Peninsula % Eyre Peninsula South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Employed full-time 43 -- 37 -- 37 --
Employed part-time 35 -- 34 -- 34 --

The median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Eyre Peninsula who were employed full time was 43 years and those employed part time was 35 years.

Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Eyre Peninsula % Eyre Peninsula South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Personal 357 -- 348 -- 362 --
Household 987 -- 842 -- 991 --

The median weekly personal income for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Eyre Peninsula was $357 and the median weekly household income was $987.

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Dwellings

dwelling characteristics | dwelling structure

Dwelling characteristics

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

Dwelling characteristics
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Eyre Peninsula % Eyre Peninsula South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 3.3 -- 3 -- 3.3 --
Average number of people per bedroom 1.2 -- 1.2 -- 1.2 --
Average number of registered motor vehicles per dwelling 1.8 -- 1.4 -- 1.5 --

In Eyre Peninsula, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.3, with 1.2 persons per bedroom and 1.8 registered motor vehicles per dwelling.

Average number of people per bedroom includes a miscalculation. For more information see the persons per bedroom correction page.

Housing costs
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Eyre Peninsula % Eyre Peninsula South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 145 -- 166 -- 195 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,300 -- 1,306 -- 1,647 --

In Eyre Peninsula, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $145 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,300.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Eyre Peninsula % Eyre Peninsula South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Separate house 105 92.9 9,815 79.5 168,749 80.7
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 3 2.7 1,586 12.8 16,437 7.9
Flat, unit or apartment 0 0.0 861 7.0 20,640 9.9
Other dwelling 5 4.4 76 0.6 2,949 1.4
Total 113 -- 12,343 -- 209,047 --

In Eyre Peninsula there were 113 private dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people: 92.9% were separate houses, 2.7% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats, unit or apartments and 4.4% were other dwellings.

Tenure
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Eyre Peninsula % Eyre Peninsula South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Owned outright 20 17.5 1,182 9.6 23,333 11.2
Owned with a mortgage 39 34.2 3,028 24.5 51,761 24.8
Rented 48 42.1 7,430 60.2 124,099 59.4
Other tenure type 3 2.6 137 1.1 1,516 0.7
Tenure type not stated 4 3.5 564 4.6 8,338 4.0

In Eyre Peninsula, of dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, 17.5% were owned outright, 34.2% were owned with a mortgage and 42.1% were rented.

Some values may have been adjusted to avoid release of confidential data. This may have a significant impact on the calculated percentages.